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[Kornel Kisielewicz]

"Videogame marketing and PR"
by Scott Steinberg

One the website we read:

The definitive guide to mastering the essentials behind making, marketing and promoting product to the world’s most exciting entertainment business – the $13.5 billion computer and videogame industry – is here.

Learn to:

    * TOP THE CHARTS
    * MAKE HEADLINES
    * IMPROVE REVIEW SCORES
    * INSPIRE MILLIONS OF FANS
    * ENHANCE JOB PERFORMANCE

Includes:

    * IN-DEPTH HOW TO’S
    * EXPERT ADVICE
    * HANDS-ON FEEDBACK
    * PROVEN TIPS
    * CEO-LEVEL INSIGHT

I saw this on GameDev.net, along with a note that preorders for free copies are made for Game Industry Pro's. I wouldn't be posting this if it weren't for the fact that I wrote them, and to my surprise I got a positive reply immidately from A PERSON (not a machine ).

[PoV]

    * CEO-LEVEL INSIGHT

Hehe.  I don't know why, but I enjoyed that bullet point.

[Slash - Santiago Zapata]

May be I am in a state of madness, but on the website I read

        FREE *
 to game industry pros

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   (Some price$)

* shipping & handling

So these are not really free copies? or am I getting something wrong?

[PoV]

That's a plus beside the shipping and handling, not a *.  The * point is at the bottom of the page, in grey.

[Slash - Santiago Zapata]

You are right... damn 1280x1024

[Kornel Kisielewicz]

You are right... damn 1280x1024

Santiago, nice you found your way here :D.

[Slash - Santiago Zapata]

Santiago, nice you found your way here :D.

Nice place here, good to see you around too

[PoV]

"All working computer and video game professionals are entitled to one complimentary ebook edition."

I just realized, that's a clever way to collect contacts.  Especially given he's in to consulting with/for developers, publishers and investors.